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N.H. Senate holds hearing on bedbug bill

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
04/02/2013 07:58:14 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire lawmakers are hoping to help battle bedbugs with legislation aimed at curbing the parasites spread.

The Senate will hold a hearing Tuesday on a House-passed bill that codifies responsibilities between tenants and landlords once bedbugs or other pests are discovered. The bill would require landlords to take reasonable action to eradicate the pests within seven days of them being reported. It also makes the landlord responsible for associated costs unless it can be proven the tenant was the cause of the infestation.

It would also require tenants give landlords access to the rented space for purposes of eliminating bedbugs.

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